is back. We had some humdingers of storms last night, complete with tornadoes and hail. This was the same storm system that killed 12 people in Tennessee. Fortunately, we had no damage, other than a limb down, and it was a small one.
A bit about movies. Last week I found Not Without My Daughter in the $5.50 bin at Wal-mart. Very good movie. Of course, the Arab anti-defamation leagues had a field day when this movie came out. But as much as they want to whoop and holler, it is a true story. That is, the BOOK is a true story, the movie is Hollywood's idea of truth. Which means it may have very little resemblance to reality. The public library has the book. I'm going to have to read it.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe came out Tuesday. This is one of only two movies Cody and I went and saw at the theater last year. (The other one was Star Wars III.) This movie is destined to become one of our family favorites, right up there with The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
I got home from work today and Cody was watching Iron Eagle. Now, Cody loves this movie. After watching it, he decided he wanted to join the Air Force and become a fighter pilot. That lasted only until he watched Top Gun. Now, of course, he wants to join the real military. The NAVY.
But back to Iron Eagle. This has got to be the silliest movie I've ever seen. I can suspend disbelief in most situations, but does anyone really expect a teenage boy still in high school to hop into an F-16, fly it into an enemy military base (most likely Libya seeing it was made in the '80s), LAND the plane, get out and rescue his prisoner father, get back into the plane and make it safely back to the States all without crashing, getting shot down, or captured himself? Granted, the boy knew how to fly a Cessna, but there's a world of difference between a Cessna and an F-16.
I suppose if you like unrealistic movies that don't even have that much action in them, this is your movie.
And you can have it.
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Now, of course, he wants to join the real military. The NAVY.
What? And wear those Good Humor suits? Or those silly little dog-dish hats? I liked his original career plan a LOT better! :-)
I'm quite with you on the "suspension of disbelief" required to watch most movies these days, which is why I don't. Watch movies, that is.
True about the uniforms, but he wanted to fly REAL fighter jets! I suppose it's all moot now that they've retired the F-14. Cody like to have cried when he heard that bit of news.
True about movies, too. There are some good ones that come out, but they are few and far between.
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